Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed in the 16th century by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a form of self-defense disguised as dance. Capoeira is also known as The Dance of Freedom; a unique martial art that combines fighting, ...

Egor Gerashchenko was born in Moscow. He started his ballet education at the Moscow State Choreographic Academy (class of Mikhail Sharkov). In the autumn of 2015, at the beginning of the new school year, continued his studies at Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker was first performed in 1892; since then, the show has become a holiday tradition. In The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s soundtrack remains, but there’s no ballet. It’s a contemporary spin on a classic, and the show tours around the world. We attended a New York City

Music: Karl Jenkins, Choreography: David Fernandez Dancers: Amar Ramasar, Ask La Cour, and Chase Finlay. Music: Karl Jenkins. Glorious. Mostly traditional ballet moves designed in a modern context. Three fabulous dancers. And to top it off, the camera doesn't dominate the choreography, but ste...

This video highlights "Freestayle and Street Dancing with performances by acclaimed hip-hop artist Vik White, originally from Ukraine, accompanied by several hip-hop dancers including RAINO, DAISI AND AUBREY FISHER. We also include a short cut of a spontaneous breakdancing at Times Square in NYC.

World Ballet Day 2022 returns for its ninth year, bringing together a host of the world’s leading companies for a packed day of dance. Over the course of the day, rehearsals, discussions and classes will be streamed for free across six continents, offering unique behind-the-scenes glimpses of ball

On a picturesque waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay, this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival welcomed ballet, modern and contemporary dance powerhouses on July 15-17, 2016. The 22nd annual edition of the summer’s most talked-about cultural and charitable event in Fire Island Pines raise

First Position is a new award-winning dance documentary coming to theaters May 2012. It features some of the most talented young dancers in the world as they compete for ballet scholarships that have the power to change their lives. The movie stars Michaela DePrince, Aran Bell, Miko & Jules Fogarty,...

Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in the U.S. and Europe. In this episode we introduce the...

In this episode of Male Ballet Duets we feature the work of British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon who is considered as one of the most important dance-makers currently working in the ballet world. We present two male duet performances by Teo Dubreuil and David Donnelly and one performed by Jor...